Santos have denied having made an offer for Chelsea midfielder Florent Malouda.

Malouda looks likely to leave Chelsea and has previously expressed a desire to play in Brazil.

"We spoke to the player in the summer, but now he is not in our plans. We are not negotiating with Malouda, we have other priorities in the transfer market," Santos vice-president Odílio Rodríguez told Terra. "We know that his is a great player, but we haven't made an offer."